基もとづく

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基づく · godan verb (-ku)

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

be based on; be founded on; be grounded in

Used when something (a theory, policy, story, etc.) has a foundation in facts, principles, or evidence. Often followed by に.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

Indicates that something originates from or is caused by a particular source, often used for abstract causes or origins.

〈事こと〉に基もとづくto be based on〈something〉
この映えい画がは実じつ話わに基もとづいている。
This movie is based on a true story.
〈物もの〉を〈事こと〉に基もとづいて作つくるto make〈something〉based on〈a fact/data〉
彼かれは統とう計けいデータに基もとづいてレポートを作つくった。
He made the report based on statistical data.
経けい験けんに基もとづく〈事こと〉〈something〉based on experience
これは彼かの女じょの経けい験けんに基もとづく判はん断だんです。
This is a judgment based on her experience.
法ほう律りつに基もとづく〈事こと〉〈something〉based on the law
この決けっ定ていは法ほう律りつに基もとづく処しょ置ちです。
This decision is a measure based on the law.

由ゆ来らいN2sense 2
由来する focuses on the historical origin of something, while 基づく emphasizes the logical or evidential foundation it rests on.
起き因いん sense 2
起因する stresses a cause-and-effect relationship (often for problems or incidents), whereas 基づく is more neutral and covers theories, rules, or stories as well.
根ねざす sense 1
根ざす is a more literary word suggesting something is deeply rooted in a cause, while 基づく is the everyday, neutral term for being based on something.
準じゅんじるN1sense 1
準じる means to conform to or follow a standard/rule, a narrower sense than 基づく, which more broadly means to be founded on facts or principles.

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即そくするN1
基づく means 'to be based on' a source or foundation, while 即する stresses close, precise conformity to a specific rule, fact, or situation.
立りっ脚きゃくN1
基づく is the everyday, general verb for 'be based on,' while 立脚 is a formal noun/する-verb emphasizing a firm theoretical or principled foundation.
踏ふまえるN1
基づく is intransitive and takes 〜に (規則に基づく), while 踏まえる is transitive and takes 〜を, implying you actively factor in the premise before acting.
よるN3
基づく explicitly states that something is grounded in evidence, rules, or a stated source, whereas よる is broader and often just marks a cause or dependency in the pattern Nによる.
沿そうN2
基づく means to be based on or grounded in something (like a law or fact), whereas 沿う means to follow along a guideline without implying it is the causal foundation.
則のっとる
基づく is the neutral, general word for being based on something (facts, data, a foundation), while 則る specifically means conforming to formal rules, customs, or precedents.
準じゅんずるN1
基づく means something is concretely based on a source (data, facts, law), whereas 準ずる stresses matching or aligning with a standard or precedent in treatment.

基もとづくUsage87%
Standard kanji spelling with high priority.
もとづくUsage12%
基もとづくUsage1%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common than 基づく.
基ずくもとづくUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not standard.
基もと付づくUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not standard.

Compound of 基 (moto, 'foundation') + 付く (tsuku, 'to attach'), with voicing (tsuku → zuku). The kanji 基 conveys the idea of a base or foundation.